Maryland: Humans One, Zombies Nil

A little while back I mentioned the new campus game Humans vs Zombies. Well at the University of Maryland at least the humans seem to have won. The game has been shut down.

Diamondback Online reports that the University NERF Activity Society has cancelled the game after discussions with the University police. Police spokesman Paul Dillon said there was “a mutual agreement to cease and desist the game” because of safety fears: a professor had reported what he thought was an armed man on campus, only for it to turn out to be a zombies vs humans player.

Dillon also said that he was concerned “people may not feel safe when they see someone dressed in dark colors carrying a NERF blaster”.

When you put it like that I suppose he’s got a point…